Leadership Theories And Styles Of A Leader - 780 Words

This paper covers leadership theories and styles of a leader of choice.I chose our President Barack Obama.He is currently finishing his second term in office.Obama is the first African American democratic President.He’s leadership choices have been praised and criticized just like any otherPresident.In this paper I go over the type of leadership style he follows which is transformational and the contingency theory.He’s personality is also covered. A transformational leader is one that is conscious of the to evoke a change among his people.He wins people over with the visual of that change occurring.A contingency leader makes decision based on relationships, the position of power he has and the structure of the task at hand.There is†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å" A Transformational leader must define and implement goals that will benefit the whole social order, and not just a small section of it.We can therefore define a transformational leader as one who uses i nspiration and education to convert the interest of followers into a motivation achieve socially beneficial ends† (Rusaw,203) Barack Obama personality embodies the following: he is ambitious and confident;he shows dominance and self assurance; accommodating,cooperative and agreeable;kind of outgoing and congenial;and pretty thoughtful .Leaders with this personality are motivated by achievement.Transforming a negative situation to a positive situation is a big achievement.Having a goal oriented personality is the core of a transformational leader. Obama styles of leading matches the contingency theory.He doesn’t have one particular way of leading people. He factors then the talents that his followers possess and how they can contribute along with their backgrounds.This method is useful when you factor in that things are constantly changing.One thing that occurs can not occur again in that exact same context.Perception of leaders and followers can also vary.Recieving feedback helps people adjust their view. When Obama travels to other countries the contingency theory really comes through.He has